October 4, 2003 | APOC Conference

Issues

• Tokenism
• Caregiver role
• Personal safety
• Communication Problems
• Exoticism/Beauty Standards
• Unconscious Sexist Behavior
• Get called “separatists”
• Seen as ignorant/uneducated
• Contradictions between women
• How to be heard
• How to deal with “allies”
• Pontification of our struggles by white folks

Solutions

• Communication/network
• Define ourselves
• Take Responsibility
• Educate ourselves
• Awareness
• Workshops
• Recognizing differences
• Respect
• Sharing experiences
• Support each other
• Mutual aid
• Solidarity
• Finding balance
• Healing ourselves
• Creating or reclaiming space
• Drawing lines
• Be accountable to ourselves
• Men recognizing what sexism means and how it affects them
• Reciprocating energy

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